The Mets had five hits Wednesday. Jay Bruce had three of them, including a solo home run. It was his first homer of the season and ninth in 52 games since becoming a Met last summer. On Opening Day, he had three walks and an RBI.

“I feel good,” Bruce said matter-of-factly.

Bruce claimed there simply is no secret. It’s like the KISS method: Keep It Simple, Stupid.

“Swing at strikes, taking balls for the most part,” Bruce said after the Mets lost 3-1, to the Braves in 12 innings at Citi Field. “Just trying to play baseball, man. That’s really all I’m trying to do. There’s 160 games to go, so trying not to get too high or too low about anything.”

Mets killer Freddie Freeman saw his hit streak against them end at 12 games. … Since the start of 2016, Jacob deGrom has 10 no-decisions, despite a 1.75 ERA in those games. … Combining deGrom on Wednesday and Noah Syndergaard on Monday day, Mets starters have thrown 12 scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts.